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Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Surely Worship at Fixed Times Has Been Enjoined on the Believers

Lesson # 547 From Holy Qur’an

Surely Worship at Fixed Times Has
Been Enjoined on the Believers

Surah Nisaaa’ (Women) – Chapter – 4)

Verses –103 of 176, Section – 15/24 (Part – 5)

When ye have
performed the act of worship, remember Allah, standing, sitting and
reclining. Then when ye are in safety, observe proper worship. Surely worship
at fixed times hath been enjoined on the believers.

Qazay-tum– {(ye)
have performed}, this word has been derived from the word Qazaa, which means ‘to perform, to pay, to decide’. Here Qazaa has been used for performing the worship,
to offer prayer.

Junuubi– it is plural of Janab, which means ‘side, sideways, to
lie down towards one side and to recline’, aim from ‘alaa
junuubikumis ‘you recline, you lie down aside’.

Maw-quutan – (at
fixed times), it is from Waqt, which
means ‘time’.

‘Uz-kurUllaaha – (Remember
Allaah), Zikr means ‘remembrance’. Wird
and waziifah are hence called zikr, because doing these acts, the believer
repeats the Names of Allaah
(Almighty) and supplications, memorizes them again and again.

In the previous verse it was told, “How to offer prayer while you are
facing the enemies’ attack directly and during war condition”. It is evident
that confusion, un-contentment and narrowness will be surely during such condition.
But the prayer is to be performed as and when its time is In, in each condition
(either war or peace and either sick or on journey). But since the remembrance
of Allaah Almighty cannot be
completed due to fear and confusion at that time, therefore it has been
instructed, “Remember Allaah in the
condition of standing, sitting and reclining, after performing the act of
worship (prayer)”. There is no restriction of any kind for His remembrance.

The intention of the prayer is to remember Allaah Almighty, to attend only to our Creator, our Lord, our
Master returning from each side. Therefore, whenever the peace time begins and
the fear of fighting etc. is driven back, then perform the act of worship in
such a manner that as the prayer has its right to be offered. All parts of the
prayer should be performed slowly to stay regularly. Try to be in love with the
remembrance of Allaah Almighty. Offer
the prayer punctually in time according to complete principles, when the time
of worship starts. However, any particular time is not fixed for the
remembrance of Allaah Almighty. You can
remember Him every time in your heart.

Several matters have been manifested from these verses, which we should
keep in view in every respect. The prayer is of that kind of duty, which cannot
be warded off in any form. It will be performed somehow or other, whether you
are in the battlefield or it is the peace time, whether you are sick or
travelling or there is any trouble. Secondly the prayer at fixed times has been
enjoined on the believers. Neither it can be without time, nor can it be
postponed.

Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’an published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore
(translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif).